Carla Eastep, the mother of Tommy Eastep, shared her testimony on how the program helped her locate her son’s remains four years after he was first reported missing.
“It’s huge, this program is, what they do for us, and you don’t have to wait on law enforcement. I didn’t, because they moved too slow for me,” Eastep said during the conference. “I know they’re busy, but we want immediate results. We don’t want to wait years.”
According to the OSBI, Tommy Eastep was last seen on July 7, 2013, in Eufaula during a family get-together at Lake Eufaula. His abandoned truck was found two months after he vanished in the woods near Holdenville.
Four years later, hunters found his remains not far from where his truck was located. The case is still under investigation by the OSBI.
Now, Tommy’s mother participates in Oklahoma Missing Persons Day every year to share their family’s story and support other families who are desperately looking for answers for their missing loved ones.
“Do not give up on your hope,” Carla said in her speech. “ Don’t ever give up, that’s the driving force that will keep you looking.”
As of now, there are 694 missing persons in Oklahoma submitted into the National Missing and Identified Persons System.
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